Cessna 310N N177JD
28 December 2014 · Liberty, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 December 2014 at about 00:35 local time, a Cessna 310N registered N177JD, operated by Bullock James R JR, was involved in an accident near Liberty, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Liberty, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Causey (2A5)
- Coordinates
- 35.9117, -79.6178
- Aircraft
- Cessna 310N
- Registration
- N177JD
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1968
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Bullock James R JR
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- West Palm Beach → Liberty
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- ERA15CA086
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the left main landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that while landing at night in visual meteorological conditions, the airplane landed hard and the left main landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. In an interview with the Federal Aviation Administration, the pilot stated he was accustomed to approaches with instrument and visual glidepath guidance. According to the airport/facilities directory entry for the accident airport, a note advised pilots that the size, spacing, and number of runway edge and end lights were not standard.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 2014 | Cessna 310Q | Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 27 Aug 2014 | Cessna 310K | El Dorado, Kansas, United States | Lakepoint Aviation II LLC | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 2014 | Cessna 310R | Waterford, Michigan, United States | Royal Air Freight, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Oct 2014 | Cessna 310R | Governors Harbor, Bahamas | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jan 2014 | Cessna 310I | Aurora, Colorado, United States | Flying Fools LLC | No injuries | - |
All 1,745 records for this type
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